The Tory candidate in the Eastleigh by-election has been accused of hiding
from the media after pulling out of a BBC radio hustings.

Maria Hutchings had been expected to appear alongside her rivals from the
Liberal Democrats, Labour and UKIP in a live debate on BBC Radio 5live this
morning. However, she withdrew from the event last night to canvass with
David Cameron during the Prime Minister’s second visit to the Hampshire
constituency.

During the debate, the Lib Dem candidate called for Chris Huhne to apologise
to voters after the former Cabinet minister pleaded guilty to perverting the
course of